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Although Steven Geter accepted a promotion from the Loyola College Prep offensive coordinator to the Flyers’ head coach, he doesn’t face many of the typical growing pains.

The support is there; familiarity, too.

“A mom sent me a YouTube video of some kids in a (Shreveport) Jets camp in 2010,” Geter said.

The footage featured little kids with dreams of playing football for Loyola. They wanted to win, just like the Flyers did back then. In 2010, the Geter-led Flyers posted a dazzling 9-1 regular-season record.

Loyola players and members of the fan base don’t have to hope Geter can lead the Flyers to success – they’ve already seen it.

“When I came back they were excited. I was excited to be back,” said Geter, who spent two years at Evangel following his five-year stint as Loyola’s head coach. “They saw some of the success in 2010. It was real easy to get those guys to buy in what I was preaching and selling.”

Geter posted a 29-26 mark as the Flyers head coach (2008-12) and made three playoff appearances, including a spot in the state quarterfinals in 2008.

“For (the players) to believe in it and to walk into that weight room or locker room and say ‘this is what we have to do to be successful’ and to have them look at the younger guys and tell them, ‘Hey, just follow us,’ it’s been huge,” Geter said.

Loyola finished 4-7 last year.

Geter admits he had the “best gig” in the area last year. After his time as an assistant at his alma mater, Geter returned to Loyola to serve under veteran Alan Carter. Although the opportunity to be the head coach again was exciting, Geter had one condition before he accepted the offer.

“The only way I took this was if coach Carter stayed on as the defensive coordinator,” he said.

Carter stayed, and now, according to Geter, has the best gig.

“I’m just like, ‘You do what you want. I don’t care,’” Geter said. “He’s been doing a great job and he’s one of the best at it. It’s made it really easy for me. It takes a lot of weight off him. He can just dig into the Xs and Os. He doesn’t have to worry about money and meals and fundraising.”

The freedom Carter allowed Geter in 2015 made the transition smooth in 2016. Besides typical personnel changes, Geter says he didn’t have to tinker much.

“Offensively, nothing has really changed besides a few personnel moves and how we approach practice and offseason -- not that we were doing anything wrong, but adding my own personal touches here and there,” Geter said.

Tempo appears to be a theme among the 22 seniors who return for the Flyers.

“(Coach Geter) has too much energy sometimes,” senior lineman Ryan Raburn said. “He’s a young guy, he knows how to coach and get a team fired up. He comes out here every day with more energy than we do.”

“He brings something extra,” Stansell said. “We’re going to be fast-tempo. We may not have the numbers, but we have the skill.”

The Flyers will offer a read-option attack. Two quarterbacks are in the running for the starting gig — sophomore Jacob Allen and junior C.J. Lee, a transfer from Captain Shreve who will be eligible in Week 2.

“They’ll throw it some, run it when we need them to,” Geter said. “We may play with two guys all year.”

The Flyers have plenty of work to do over the next four weeks before they open up against Cedar Creek. However, it appears the Flyers and their head coach are in a comfortable place.

“I love this school. I love these kids,” Geter said.

Twitter: @RoyLangIII

Loyola College Prep

2015 record: 4-7, lost in first round of Division II playoffs

Coach: Steven Geter

Quotable: “I want the defense to be fierce, to have some tenacity. I want us to be head hunters – tackle people, get them on the ground. I want our defense to be feared. I want our defense to be the mainstay.”

-Lineman Ryan Raburn

Key game: Oct. 14 vs. North Webster. The Flyers get their first look at the District 1-3A rival Knights without having to face Devin White. That helps.